Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-30
THE MINING
D.. A. LarsOn's Great E0rtnza at the
Wickes 1unmel-fx Operations
OH The Mountain' View-The Occur
d,Alepes and Okanagon.

D.. A.. LarsOn's Great BONANZA at III
Wickes 1unnel-fx teOsive Operations
OIL the Monntain' v1ew-Ihe Occur
d'Alepes and Okanagon.
Mr.. D. A. Larson. the original d%iscDverer
and locator of the Golden Star mine.
near the snut! portal OF the big tunnel at
Wickes, has been in the city the last two
d4rs, and went back to Helena this morn
ing. About a month ago the Golden Star
Mining and Wiling Company was organized,
and preparations are now being made for
extensive developments, which will be
much more than paid for by the ore taken
out during the work. Mr.. Larson. , no re-
tains q controlling interest in the mine.
came to Butte to see about purchasing
hosting and pumping machinery. The
shaft is now down IS ieet on a dy OF ore
varying from two to sixteen feet i'm width.
The ore is a steel galena. carrying from 40
to 68 ounces Of silver per ton, and Y per
has been found, and no expI0ra-
tim bag been made for the
other, because Mr.. Larson has
been content to confne his work
to the great body uf ore he IL now running
on. Mr.. Larson discovered the lead last
spring " lille ~excavating a cut on his No n
tana Central contract. Tho cut crol sed
three ether leads Of carbonate res. which
dip tOwnldsth ore nov being worked. ard
it il BELIEVED that they will he fourd to
strike into the main lode before great depth
il attained, making it one If the greatest
deposits Of silver-lead ore in the country.
The company hav. decided that until they
can get better freight rates to the smeiters
in MOI tana, and better rates for smelling,
they will ship the ores to Omaha. 1t is to
he hoped that Montana will before long
Rave sufficient smelling capacity aud will
do the work at euch reasonable rate s as to
keep the ores If these great mines
at home. In the meanti,ne, the numerous
friends OF Mr.. Larson are rejoicing in his
good fortune.
The main shift at the Mountain view ia
completed to a depth of $50 feet ard il
progressing at the rate ri a act per day.
The air shaft is down 225 feet and il also
being sunk a. last as three eight hour shifts
will allow. The company hav We built tenn.
porary ore chests SO as to allow the easy
loading o! trains. lending the CO mpletion
OF more substantial ones when the plans
are detinately settled Don as to the
mode OF conveying ore to the sn,elter 1T
MeaderviIle. Another shaft il being sunk u
s:'oit distance from the present one and is
now down about $50 feet, but the use this
shaft il to b. put to hen cOmpleted coulf
not be learned, unless it be for the erection
Of another hoist. Richard Daw personally
oversees the vast amount rf improvements
at present g. iaR or in and around these
~Orka. The machinery il expected to be
in readiness for active operations by the
first OF January.
w. G.. Ross, = prominent young mining
nsn from the Boulder District, Jefferson
County. Is in own awaiting the receipt Of
$4,000, for which he has sO!d n o%ne-iour.h
interest in the principal mine cf that dis
,rict. He exhibits some very fine specimens
II gold and silv.r bearing q ,ar,z from the
same mine. as well as from Others of that
locality. 1t il also Earnel from him that
some valuable coal discoveries have been
made in the mountains below Boulder, a
good deal OF the coal, which is OF good
quality, having been brought into that
town, creating no little excitement.
John Rowe IL hauling some first class ore
from tn. Pipe-tone district to the Pueblo
Samp;irg Works.
The Livingston Enterprise reports the
d scovery fla five-'Oot vein Of excellent
coal ut the inner end of a 1.75O foot tun.
UeD NJ lJtuUcTIu0s 1Cb0 CAtSC$eU GuhV a
larger vein will he struck further in.
At the Granite mine. in the Cnur d.
Aienes. there are 400 sacks OF ore await.
ing shipment.
Northwe.t Tribune: At the Curiew mine
ran 10 aeen several carloads Of 10 fine ore
as there i. in The country. No wonder
everybody wants Chrlew stock.
Spokane Chronicle: Glib Chiffon 10 in
from the Oka"cgan and reports that sec.
ton ln,king better than ever. He says
hat the Arlington has made n new strike
that is r cher than anything yet k,uud in
that section. But OF sourse hs excerpts the